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Second victim of Fire Ball ride incident at Ohio State Fair dies

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An 18-year-old who was critically injured last year at the Ohio State Fair has died from her injuries, according to WSYX ABC-6
.

Jennifer Lambert was hurt when the Fire Ball ride broke apart on the fair's opening day on July 26, 2017, WSYX ABC-6 reported
.

Lambert died at a Columbus hospital on Friday. She had been in the hospital since the accident.

Lambert is the second person to die from injuries sustained during the incident. Jarrell Taylor, 18, died last year. He had enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and was planning on becoming a combat engineer, according to WSYX ABC-6
. Several other people were also injured.